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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591|Byzantine–Sassanid War]]: A [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] expeditionary force under command of [[Justinian (magister militum per Orientem)|Justinian]] (''[[magister militum]]'') invades [[Caucasian Albania]], launching raids across the [[Caspian Sea]] against the [[Sassanid Empire|Persians]].
* Summer &ndash; [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius]], Byzantine co-ruler (''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]''), establishes a [[naval base]] at [[Derbent]] on the Caspian Sea to construct a [[Byzantine fleet]] (approximate date).
* Winter &ndash; [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] is appointed commander-in-chief of the [[Byzantine army]] in the East. He succeeds Justinian, despite complete lack of military experience.

==== Europe ====
* [[Battle of Deorham]]: The [[Anglo-Saxons]] under [[Ceawlin of Wessex]] invade the lower [[Severn Valley (England)|Severn Valley]], and defeat the British [[Celt]]s at [[Dyrham]] ([[South West England]]). After the battle, the Saxons occupy the three cities: [[Cirencester]], [[Gloucester]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], bringing their advance to the [[Bristol Channel]] (according to the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'').
*[[Reccopolis]] (modern [[Zorita de los Canes]]) in [[Hispania]] is founded by King [[Liuvigild]], in honour of his son [[Reccared I|Reccared]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=GRIG|first=LUCY|date=2013-03-19|title=Cities in the 'long' Late Antiquity, 2000–2012 – a survey essay|journal=Urban History|volume=40|issue=3|pages=554–566|doi=10.1017/s0963926813000369|s2cid=144860106 |issn=0963-9268}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* Winter &ndash; [[Northern Qi]], one of the [[Southern and Northern Dynasties|Northern Dynasties]], is conquered by [[Northern Zhou]] under Emperor [[Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou|Wu Di]]. He orders the last ruler ([[Gao Wei]]) and other members of the Gao [[clan]] to commit suicide. [[North China Plain|Northern China]], above the [[Yangtze River]], is once again brought under the control of a single power.<ref>Imperial Chinese Armies (p. 23). C.J. Peers, 1995. {{ISBN|978-1-85532-514-2}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The [[Temple of Dendur]], dedicated to the [[Egypt]]ian gods [[Isis]], Harpocrates ([[Horus]]) and [[Osiris]], is converted for use as a [[Christianity|Christian]] church (approximate date).
* [[Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople|Eutychius]] is restored as [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]], after an [[exile]] of 12 years at [[Amasya|Amasia]] (modern [[Turkey]]).<ref>{{cite DCBL|first=W. M. |last=Sinclair|wstitle=Eutychius}}</ref>
* [[Muhammad]], age 6, returns to his immediate family, but within a year his mother [[Aminah bint Wahb]] dies.

==== Science and Invention ====
* A predecessor of the modern [[match]], small sticks of [[pine]]wood impregnated with [[sulfur]], are first used in [[China]]. Besieged by military forces of [[Northern Zhou]] and [[Chen Dynasty|Chen]], [[Northern Qi]] court ladies use the "lighting sticks" to start fires for [[cooking]] and heating.<ref name="temple">{{cite book|author=Temple, Robert|year=1986|title=The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention|url=https://archive.org/details/geniusofchina00robe|url-access=limited|place=New York|publisher=Simon and Schuster, Inc|isbn=0-671-62028-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/geniusofchina00robe/page/98 98]}}</ref>
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